Having been a student for 27 of the 32 years I have lived on this earth, I feel right at home at graduation ceremonies. With 10 brothers and sisters, 3 graduate degrees and some years teaching added in, I have sat through more graduation ceremonies than I can count. While I have listened… Continue reading John Paul II Prep Class of 2020 Graduation Homily
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Holy Thursday
Just over 2,000 years ago, the apostles gathered one last time with Jesus to celebrate the Passover meal, the annual Jewish celebration that recalls the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Every year the Jewish people gather together to tell the saving story we heard in our first reading, to memorialize… Continue reading Holy Thursday
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
A couple of years ago, on the 10th anniversary of my high school graduation I was asked to return to my high school to speak at a mother-son brunch. I’ve had the privilege of speak at a fair number of mother-son or mother-daughter Masses, brunches, etc. And when I do, I always have… Continue reading 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
1st Sunday of Lent Year A
In today’s Gospel, we hear how the Devil tried to tempt Jesus into sin. If the Devil is going to tempt Jesus, don’t you think he is going to tempt us who are trying to follow Jesus? So we must enter into the battle and fight to avoid sin. We can never forget… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Lent Year A
4th Sunday of Advent Year A
In the last Sunday of Advent, as we make our final preparations for the coming of Christ at Christmas, our gospel reading invites us to take a step back and look at how Jesus came into the world. God could’ve chosen to enter into human history in any way that He wanted. He… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Advent Year A
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Towards the end of my junior year of high school, I found myself in the midst of a crisis of faith, where I was questioning the most basic beliefs of our Catholic Faith. I was raised in a strong Catholic family. I went to church and did well in my theology classes, but… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Thanksgiving Homily 2016
Today, as our nation sets aside time to give thanks, we rightly begin our day by giving thanks to God. As Christians, this attitude of gratitude must be at the center of our lives. After all, the Bible reminds us hundreds of times that we need to give thanks to the Lord. Gratitude… Continue reading Thanksgiving Homily 2016
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Let’s be honest, as Catholics, most of us are completely ignorant of the Scriptures. We often justify our ignorance of the Scriptures by claiming to have the teachings of the Church to guide us but, “the Bible is not a handbook devised for the dissemination of an ideology. It is a… Continue reading 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
As I get older life seems to be passing by quicker. We live such busy lives that it can be easy for us to jump from one event to the next, checking things off our list without ever taking time to step back and take a look at the whole picture. Yet, if… Continue reading 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
The seminary, where new priests are trained, is intended to be a grueling period of formation where each seminarian’s training is calculated and thoroughly evaluated. It is a 6 – 8 year basic training course which aims to take men from all walks of life and form them so they will be prepared to minister… Continue reading 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Through The Cross To Light 